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Chapter VII
XV. MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p. 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould. The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p. 243, as a riddle rhyme.
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an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.”
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From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.
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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.
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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
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From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
belonging to which person
From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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From this reading XV.
